The Bulldogs are more than a four-touchdown favorite against a Conference USA opponent that lost to Vanderbilt in the opening
week by a 35-7 count.

“We tell our guys all the time we play to a standard …
and our standard is to go out and dominate the opponent, physically, mentally, wear them down,” Smart said before the opening
contest against FCS member Austin Peay, a game the Bulldogs won 45-0.

“That’s what we try to do, and that way if you have that message, you’re not changing the message every week. The message
is very consistent, that when we go out to practice, we’re trying to be the best team in the country so that when we get in
the game we can dominate people physically and not really worry about the scoreboard or who we’re playing.”

There is value in the game against the Blue Raiders, the name of this week’s non-conference sparring partner.

Middle Tennessee QB Brent Stockstill had five touchdowns and 407 yards passing in a 61-37 victory over FCS Tennessee-Martin last Saturday.

Georgia defensive lineman Julian Rochester said Monday there are some similarities between the pass-happy Blue Raiders and
the following week’s opponent, Missouri.

“I believe so, with the spread offense and air raid attack, between Drew Lock and Brent Stockstill,” Rochester said. “They
are both great passers that can throw the ball really well, so it’s a good opportunity and a good challenge for us.”

Indeed, and Smart felt there was room for improvement in Georgia’s back seven against the pass against South Carolina, even
though the Gamecocks completed just one pass of more than 20 yards.

“We got loose in some of our coverage,” Smart said after the 41-17 triumph. “They made some plays, we’ve got to get better
in our pass coverage, and we’ve got to get better in our pass rush.”

Georgia lost 31 seniors off last season’s team and half of the position starters, so there are plenty of new starters and
young players hungry for playing time.

“It’s a great opportunity to get better, against a team like this that runs the spread offense,” Rochester said, “and then
playing Missouri the next week ,so we have plenty of opportunities to show our pass rush ability, and two weeks to get better
at it.”

Bulldogs fans can take pleasure in watching the game within the game, anticipating when Smart will insert freshman quarterback
Justin Fields, and seeing how explosive freshman tailback looks in his third career game James Cook.

Smart said he understands fans at Sanford Stadium might want better non-conference opponents, but there’s another side to
the story.

“I think it’s good for the fan base to have better games, the home-and-home — I think those things are good for college football,”
Smart said. “But you have to look at it through two people’s perspective and sometimes these programs wouldn’t survive. I’m
a big advocate for football in general and I think that they need these games to survive financially. Without them, some of
these programs may not be able to survive.”

Essentially, Smart is suggesting, the impending beatdown is an act of humanity.